Category: Shopping

This is your guide to the Christmas and New Year sales when shopping for a handbag. My golden rule to avoid a bag bargain that ends up at the back of the wardrobe and never sees the light of day, is to try and find a bag that will rock the incoming season.

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It’s that time of the month when you have Christmas items ticked off your list; presents bought, maybe a few more to wrap, food ordered, cards written and posted. But have you got yourself sorted? Give yours truly a thought. Here’s a little prompt with retailers that can still get you your holiday break all bagged up without breaking the bank!

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I love discovering handbag designers and I wondered whether it was time to take a break from the high street and online shops and checkout Etsy, the home of handmade and vintage goods. Is it possible to uncover the next upcoming handbag designer on Etsy?

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Need a present for a man you know? Should anyone buy a man bag? AA Gill once wrote ‘The problem with a man bag is that it’s called a man bag. “Man bag” is obviously unconscionable’. So let’s drop the namesake and think practically and consider when a bag is required.

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When is comes to handbags? Well, there are plenty of sustainable ideas for Christmas but they usually fall into recycled wrapping paper, crackers, greeting cards, giving to charity, rent a Christmas tree and for the Blue Planet II watchers, avoiding plastic is front of mind. But can you be sustainable when gifting a handbag?

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…and I mean this literally! As it’s Black Friday this week, various retailers which have fine collections of handbags, will have offers on the day and over the weekend. If you are familiar with my site you will know I like to review different bag retailers.

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The Christmas lights in Covent Garden are on, thanks to Kylie Minogue and Charlotte Tilbury. Whilst I spotted the largest silver reindeer ever seen, so what of the Garden, the first piazza in England? A market destination since the 17th century, red light district in the 19th century; what does this neighbourhood of London offer the handbag shopper, among its pubs and street performers?

And from the Author

I’m a Londoner born and bred and passionate about design and retailing. Bagwhispers was born out of a frustration of shopping for a bag. Yep as basic as that. I’ve created a destination for those who want to take the hassle out of high street pounding and online trawling for the bag that’s going to make an outfit.

I hope you enjoy the carefully curated collection of handbags, designers and shopping experiences. It’s updated weekly so not to overwhelm and always considered. A coveted handbag can be affordable and isn’t just for those in the know.